Deborah Lipstadt, noted Holocaust historian, is Biden’s pick for antisemitism envoy
By Ron Kampeas, WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden is set to nominate Deborah Lipstadt, the Emory University Holocaust historian, to be the State Department’s…
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These 3 hockey-playing Jewish brothers just made NHL history
by Evelyn Frick (JTA) — Talk about goals: Luke Hughes has become the third brother in his hockey-playing Jewish family to be drafted in the…
Sue Bird will be Team USA flag bearer at Olympics opening ceremony
byEmily Burack (JTA) — Jewish basketball star Sue Bird will be one of Team USA’s two flag bearers at the Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony on…
I helped organize the Washington rally against antisemitism. It wasn’t perfect, but it was necessary.
by Elisha Wiesel (JTA) — When Nazi tanks surrounded Warsaw, my father related in a rare moment of frustration, the Jews were in shul arguing over…
2021 Emmys: All the Jewish nominees, from Jurnee Smollett to Michael Douglas
by Emily Burack (JTA) — At the last Emmy Awards, “Schitt’s Creek,” the comedy from Jewish father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, swept the night,…